"The Plight of Women and Children in Burma", Issue No. 3/2005, September 2005

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REPORT: The ongoing and increasingly shameless use of the sexual violance by Burmese Army?s troops:- I. Sexual Violance against Women:Common Abuses By Burmese Army; II. Catwalks to the Barracks; III. Continuous sexual violation in 2005: 4 Case studies including: Rape Case in Thanbyuzayat Township; Three Women Raped in Southern Ye Township; 13 years old woman raped... IV. Impacts to general women in the community: A. Get early marriage in the community; B. Displacement and Migration to Thailand... V. Legal system and community responses: A. Community?s views on rape victims; B. Legal System in Competent Armed Group... News: MNCWA and MCWA involves in forced recruitment of members... Activity: I. Basic Human Rights and Environment Training Completed; II. Women Empowerment Workshop Completed by WCRP.

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Women and Child Rights Project (WCRP)

Date of Publication: 

2005-09-00

Date of entry: 

2007-05-19

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  • Individual Documents

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English

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